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Orcas Merge Enhancements

Based upon customer feedback(both external and internal), we have made a number of improvements to the merging experience in Orcas. Below are some of the most significant changes: 1. I described how to handle namespace conflicts while merging in my previous Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:42 AM by tfsvcs | 1 Comments

New CommandLine Option for Branch in Orcas

In Orcas we have added an additional option to the branch command which gives the user a fast way to create a branch without having to download any of the files or get operations locally. The option is /silent and instructs the server to not send back Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 10, 2007 10:09 AM by tfsvcs | 3 Comments

Compatibility of Check-in Policies between Whidbey and Orcas

Team Foundation Version Control provides an extensible check-in policy framework to configure and run validation rules before checking in source code. There are many posts that explain how to configure built-in policies as well as install custom ones Read More...
Posted Monday, May 07, 2007 9:50 AM by tfsvcs | 1 Comments

Using Team Foundation Server Proxy for extranet deployment

Team Foundation Server utilizes a Proxy to improve performance by caching copies of source control files. The Proxy is situated in a remote location, local to the developer needing the files but away from the main server. The remote office is typically Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 02, 2007 3:13 PM by tfsvcs | 2 Comments

Namespace conflicts while Merging

I thought I would talk about namespace conflicts while merging. A namespace conflict occurs when 2 items try to occupy the same slot in the tree. The main reasons for namespace conflicts during merge are: - Items with the same name are created in 2 branches Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 03, 2007 6:28 PM by tfsvcs | 2 Comments

Destroy: A new feature for Orcas

Brian Harry mentioned the new Destroy feature in his TFS roadmap post. I thought I would go into a little bit more detail on how destroy works in Orcas. Please do keep in mind that any of this might change / be removed before Orcas ships - so there are Read More...
Posted Friday, March 23, 2007 2:53 PM by tfsvcs | 6 Comments

The Deceptive Allure of Merging with Labels

Labels are an interesting part of version control system. In version 1 of TFS Version Control, labels do not contain deleted items. Here's an example sequence of commands that shows this behavior: mkdir dir echo dir\a.cs > dir\a.cs echo dir\b.cs > Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 22, 2007 2:30 PM by tfsvcs | 4 Comments

Subscribing to TFS notifications using SOAP without a web service

Team Foundation Server provides an event notification mechanism via SOAP or email delivery. My post below discusses a SOAP subscription that uses just a TCP socket listener and does not require a web service implementation. This is convenient for client Read More...
Posted Friday, January 26, 2007 2:51 PM by tfsvcs | 1 Comments

Orcas Workspace Mapping Improvements

I thought I would give you an overview of the workspace mapping improvements which Brian Harry mentioned in his TFS roadmap post. Please do keep in mind that any of this might change / be removed before Orcas ships - so there are no guarantees. History: Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 28, 2006 3:52 PM by tfsvcs | 8 Comments
 
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